Wang, Xinlei
Yu, Lei https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3740-7651
Zhou, Xuemeng
Chung, Grace Tin-Yun
Liu, Alyssa Ming-Ting
Chan, Yuk-Yu
Wu, Man
Chau, Kin Yung
Lo, Kwok-Wai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3488-6124
Wu, Angela Ruohao https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3531-4830
Funding for this research was provided by:
Innovation and Technology Commission (ITCPD/17-9)
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (AoE/M-401/20)
Article History
Received: 13 June 2024
Revised: 7 February 2025
Accepted: 3 March 2025
First Online: 25 March 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All methods were performed in accordance with the “Chapter 9: Biological Safety” guidelines and regulations at HKUST. Written patient consents were obtained from all patients in this study according to institutional clinical research approval. The study protocol (2013.229) was approved by the Joint Chinese University of Hong Kong-New Territories East Cluster Clinical Research Ethics Committee at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.